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GHSA-GQ9C-WG68-GWJ2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-18 17:38 – Updated: 2026-03-06 01:04

Summary

OpenClaw has a path traversal in browser trace/download output paths may allow arbitrary file writes

Details

Summary

OpenClaw’s browser control API accepted user-supplied output paths for trace/download files without consistently constraining writes to OpenClaw-managed temporary directories.

## Impact

If an attacker can access the browser control API, they could attempt to write trace/download output files outside intended temp roots, depending on process filesystem permissions.

## Affected versions

openclaw < 2026.2.13

## Fixed versions

openclaw >= 2026.2.13

## Remediation

Upgrade to 2026.2.13 or later.

## What changed

The fix constrains output paths for:

POST /trace/stop
POST /wait/download
POST /download

All three now enforce OpenClaw temp-root boundaries and reject traversal/escape paths.

## Credits

Thanks to Adnan Jakati (@jackhax) of Praetorian for responsible disclosure.

Fix shipped in PR #15652 and merged to main on February 13, 2026 (7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426).

Fix commit 7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 confirmed on main and in v2026.2.14. Upgrade to openclaw >= 2026.2.13.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "details": "## Summary\n\n  OpenClaw\u2019s browser control API accepted user-supplied output paths for trace/download files without consistently\n  constraining writes to OpenClaw-managed temporary directories.\n\n  ## Impact\n\n  If an attacker can access the browser control API, they could attempt to write trace/download output files outside\n  intended temp roots, depending on process filesystem permissions.\n\n  ## Affected versions\n\n  `openclaw` `\u003c 2026.2.13`\n\n  ## Fixed versions\n\n  `openclaw` `\u003e= 2026.2.13`\n\n  ## Remediation\n\n  Upgrade to `2026.2.13` or later.\n\n  ## What changed\n\n  The fix constrains output paths for:\n\n  - `POST /trace/stop`\n  - `POST /wait/download`\n  - `POST /download`\n\n  All three now enforce OpenClaw temp-root boundaries and reject traversal/escape paths.\n\n  ## Credits\n\n  Thanks to Adnan Jakati (@jackhax) of Praetorian for responsible disclosure.\n\n  Fix shipped in PR #15652 and merged to `main` on February 13, 2026 (`7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426`).\n\n---\n\nFix commit 7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 confirmed on main and in v2026.2.14. Upgrade to `openclaw \u003e= 2026.2.13`.",
  "id": "GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2",
  "modified": "2026-03-06T01:04:42Z",
  "published": "2026-02-18T17:38:39Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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}

CVE-2026-28462 (GCVE-0-2026-28462)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 21:59 – Updated: 2026-03-09 17:26

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Path Traversal in Trace and Download Output Paths

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.

Severity ?

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f048…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pat…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.13 (custom)

Date Public ?

2026-02-16 00:00

Credits

Adnan Jakati (@jackhax)

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Summary

CVE-2026-28462 (GCVE-0-2026-28462)

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